Japanese Mythology
Kasa-obake
In Japanese mythology, the Kasa-obake (傘おばけ lit. umbrella ghost) are a variety of yōkai, which according to legend are old umbrellas that upon turning 100 years old become yōkai. They...
Kasa-obake
In Japanese mythology, the Kasa-obake (傘おばけ lit. umbrella ghost) are a variety of yōkai, which according to legend are old umbrellas that upon turning 100 years old become yōkai. They...
Abura-akago
The Abura-akago (jap. 油赤子; transl. "oil baby") is a fictional being of Japanese folklore. He is a Yōkai and is usually described as sinister, but harmless to humans. Description of Abura-akago...
Abura-akago
The Abura-akago (jap. 油赤子; transl. "oil baby") is a fictional being of Japanese folklore. He is a Yōkai and is usually described as sinister, but harmless to humans. Description of Abura-akago...
Hitotsume-kozō
Hitotsume-kozō (一 つ 目 小僧) is a Yōkai from Japan who takes on the appearance of a bald child with an eye in the center of his forehead similar to...
Hitotsume-kozō
Hitotsume-kozō (一 つ 目 小僧) is a Yōkai from Japan who takes on the appearance of a bald child with an eye in the center of his forehead similar to...
Mōryō
Mōryō or mizuha (魍魎, 罔両, or 美豆波), is a collective term for the spirits of mountains and rivers, trees and rocks, as well as mononoke that live in places like...
Mōryō
Mōryō or mizuha (魍魎, 罔両, or 美豆波), is a collective term for the spirits of mountains and rivers, trees and rocks, as well as mononoke that live in places like...
Goryō
The Goryō (御霊) are ghosts from Japanese mythology, whose name is broken down into 2 kanji: Go (御 meaning honorable), and Ryō (霊 referring to a ghost or spirit). The...
Goryō
The Goryō (御霊) are ghosts from Japanese mythology, whose name is broken down into 2 kanji: Go (御 meaning honorable), and Ryō (霊 referring to a ghost or spirit). The...
Amefurikozō
The Amefurikozō (雨降り小僧 "Rain Child") is a spirit of Japanese folklore illustrated by Toriyama Sekien in his book Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki. Amefurikozō In the literature Classical literature In "Konjaku...
Amefurikozō
The Amefurikozō (雨降り小僧 "Rain Child") is a spirit of Japanese folklore illustrated by Toriyama Sekien in his book Konjaku Gazu Zoku Hyakki. Amefurikozō In the literature Classical literature In "Konjaku...
